TWENTY-FIFTH AVENUE LTD

Registered charity 1123817 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Twenty-Fifth Avenue provides supported accommodation for people at risk of homelessness. We offer temporary shared housing, tailored support, advice and guidance, and pathways into training, employment, and inclusion into the mainstream for the homeless. We also run a food provision programme, including our Woolwich/Birmingham Breakfast Club (food bank), operating 2 to 3 times a week.

Objects

TO RELIEVE THE NEED OF THE HOMELESS PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN KENT THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, SUPPORT AND ACCOMMODATION PRIMARILY IN THE FORM OF SOCIAL HOUSING.

Area of benefit: PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN KENT

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£9.0m
Latest spending
£8.3m
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £687,372 for the year ended 31 May 2025, with unrestricted funds totaling £1,774,929. The trustees report that reserves are maintained to protect service continuity and support capital initiatives, with no material uncertainties identified regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Housing benefits (99% of income)
“Housing benefits 8,867,438” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Charles Osaghae received £10,000 salary and £48,600 consultancy fees. Other trustees received only expense reimbursements.
“The trustee Charles Osaghae, who also serves as a director of the charity, received remuneration as follows: - Gross salary for supporting the 24/7 project: £25,000 (2023/24) and £10,000 (2024/25). - Consultancy services provided to the charity: £35,000 (2023/24) and £48,600 (2024/25).” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Thames Housing Management Ltd
“The charity established a wholly owned subsidiary, Thames Housing Management Ltd (THML), in response to the reluctance of mortgage lenders to provide loans directly to charities.” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crean & Co Accountants. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Homes England. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £470k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram · linkedin

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/05/2025)

Total income
£9.0m
Total spending
£8.3m
Reserves (reported)
£1.8m
Employees
13

Reported reserves equal ~2.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Bexley · Greenwich · Kent · Lewisham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£9.0m£8.3m
31/05/2024£5.8m£5.2m
31/05/2023£3.7m£3.6m
31/05/2022£2.3m£2.5m
31/05/2021£1.4m£1.3m

Common questions

Is TWENTY-FIFTH AVENUE LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £687,372 for the year ended 31 May 2025, with unrestricted funds totaling £1,774,929. The trustees report that reserves are maintained to protect service continuity and support capital initiatives, with no material uncertainties identified regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crean & Co Accountants.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund31/03/2009£10kRescource Centre

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TEAM A5 SUPPORT.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
TWENTY-FIFTH AVENUE LTD£9.0m—0unclear—no doubt
TEAM A5 SUPPORT FY2025£1.7m——unclear—no doubt
ASHFORD PLACE FY2025£935k——above—no doubt
PROVIDENCE ROW FY2025£3.9m£80,000 - £89,9995unclear—no doubt
VISION25 FY2025£942k—0below—no doubt
HOMELESS STREET ANGELS LIMITED FY2025£147k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.